Hatfield: Introductory Maternity and Pediatric Nursing #31 Questions and Answers 100% Correct

The nursing student identifies which technique as the correct one to use when giving oral medications to an infant?Use a dropper and slowly inject the liquid into the side of the infant's mouth. A nurse is administering ear drops to a 7-year-old girl. What should the nurse do?Pull the pinna of the ear up and back to straighten the external ear canal. A mother of a newborn brings her child to the well child clinic the week after birth. The mother asks the nurse if the child will get any "shots" at the next appointment. The best response from the nurse would be:"Yes, your child will get 3 shots next time. They will be the polio vaccine (called IPV), Haemophilus influenza B vaccine (called Hib), and hepatitis B vaccine. They will be given in the thigh." The nurse is administering medications to a 10-year-old child who takes medications at home for a chronic condition. The child's parent is at the bedside. What are appropriate guidelines for medication administration to this client? Select all that apply.1. The nurse compares the child's ID band with the medication record. 2. The nurse carefully reads the label on the side of the medication bottle. 3. The nurse documents the medication administration after giving the medication. A 4-year-old child is admitted to the hospital for surgery. Before the nurse administers medicine, the best way to identify the child would be to:Reread the armband The nurse is preparing to administer regular insulin to a child following lunch. Which finding will cause the nurse to question administering the medication?The client received insulin aspart 2 hours ago